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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
432
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
296
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
202
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
40
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
12 Genera with 20 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1805Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Copestylun1SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1883Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
20 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) limbata Fabricius, 1805
Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Copestylum infractum Thompson, 1981
Copestylum rectifacies Thompson, 1981
Copestylun rectifacies
Mesogramma ferroxida (Hull, 1942)⇒ Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Palpada xanthoscela
Palpada xanthosceles Thompson, 1981
Quichuana dominica Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus arcifer Loew, 1866
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus multipunctatus Wulp, 1883
Volucella discale (Curran, 1926)⇒ Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Volucella discalis Curran, 1926
Xanthandrus tricinctus Thompson, 1981

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Syrphidae at artfakta.se
Syrphidae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphidae at gbif.org
Syrphidae at irmng.org
Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org